Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studies
The urgency to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, as first presented by the IPCC special report on 1.5 °C Global Warming, has spurred renewed interest in hydrogen, to complement electrification, for widespread decarbonization of the economy. We present reflections on estimates...
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| author | Gunhild A. Reigstad Simon Roussanaly Julian Straus Rahul Anantharaman Robert de Kler Maxine Akhurst Nixon Sunny Ward Goldthorpe Lionel Avignon Jonathan Pearce Stefan Flamme Gianfranco Guidati Evangelos Panos Christian Bauer |
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| description | The urgency to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, as first presented by the IPCC special report on 1.5 °C Global Warming, has spurred renewed interest in hydrogen, to complement electrification, for widespread decarbonization of the economy. We present reflections on estimates of future hydrogen demand, optimization of infrastructure for hydrogen production, transport and storage, development of viable business cases, and environmental impact evaluations using life cycle assessments. We highlight challenges and opportunities that are common across studies of the business cases for hydrogen in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. The use of hydrogen in the industrial sector is an important driver and could incentivise large-scale hydrogen value chains. In the long-term hydrogen becomes important also for the transport sector. Hydrogen production from natural gas with capture and permanent storage of the produced CO2 (CCS) enables large-scale hydrogen production in the intermediate future and is complementary to hydrogen from renewable power. Furthermore, timely establishment of hydrogen and CO2 infrastructures serves as an anchor to support the deployment of carbon dioxide removal technologies, such as direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) and biohydrogen production with CCS. Significant public support is needed to ensure coordinated planning, governance, and the establishment of supportive regulatory frameworks which foster the growth of hydrogen markets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbd08c5ee8d54c3cafca10c7dfc8a4b62022-12-22T04:36:05ZengElsevierAdvances in Applied Energy2666-79242022-12-018100108Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studiesGunhild A. Reigstad0Simon Roussanaly1Julian Straus2Rahul Anantharaman3Robert de Kler4Maxine Akhurst5Nixon Sunny6Ward Goldthorpe7Lionel Avignon8Jonathan Pearce9Stefan Flamme10Gianfranco Guidati11Evangelos Panos12Christian Bauer13Gas Technology Department, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, 7465 Trondheim,Norway; Corresponding author at: Gunhild A. Reigstad, SINTEF Energi AS, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, 7465 TrondheimGas Technology Department, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, 7465 Trondheim,NorwayGas Technology Department, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, 7465 Trondheim,NorwayGas Technology Department, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, 7465 Trondheim,NorwayTNO, 2628 CA Delft, The NetherlandsBritish Geological Survey, Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UKDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London SW7 1NE, UKSustainable Decisions Limited, London, WC2H 9JQ, UKSustainable Decisions Limited, London, WC2H 9JQ, UKBritish Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, NG12 5GG, UKChair of Energy Systems and Energy Economics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, GermanyETH Zurich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, SwitzerlandLaboratory for Energy Systems Analysis, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, SwitzerlandLaboratory for Energy Systems Analysis, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, SwitzerlandThe urgency to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, as first presented by the IPCC special report on 1.5 °C Global Warming, has spurred renewed interest in hydrogen, to complement electrification, for widespread decarbonization of the economy. We present reflections on estimates of future hydrogen demand, optimization of infrastructure for hydrogen production, transport and storage, development of viable business cases, and environmental impact evaluations using life cycle assessments. We highlight challenges and opportunities that are common across studies of the business cases for hydrogen in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. The use of hydrogen in the industrial sector is an important driver and could incentivise large-scale hydrogen value chains. In the long-term hydrogen becomes important also for the transport sector. Hydrogen production from natural gas with capture and permanent storage of the produced CO2 (CCS) enables large-scale hydrogen production in the intermediate future and is complementary to hydrogen from renewable power. Furthermore, timely establishment of hydrogen and CO2 infrastructures serves as an anchor to support the deployment of carbon dioxide removal technologies, such as direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) and biohydrogen production with CCS. Significant public support is needed to ensure coordinated planning, governance, and the establishment of supportive regulatory frameworks which foster the growth of hydrogen markets.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666792422000269Low-carbon hydrogenCCSEnergy transitionLow-carbon economyIntegrated analysis |
| spellingShingle | Gunhild A. Reigstad Simon Roussanaly Julian Straus Rahul Anantharaman Robert de Kler Maxine Akhurst Nixon Sunny Ward Goldthorpe Lionel Avignon Jonathan Pearce Stefan Flamme Gianfranco Guidati Evangelos Panos Christian Bauer Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studies Advances in Applied Energy Low-carbon hydrogen CCS Energy transition Low-carbon economy Integrated analysis |
| title | Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studies |
| title_full | Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studies |
| title_fullStr | Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studies |
| title_short | Moving toward the low-carbon hydrogen economy: Experiences and key learnings from national case studies |
| title_sort | moving toward the low carbon hydrogen economy experiences and key learnings from national case studies |
| topic | Low-carbon hydrogen CCS Energy transition Low-carbon economy Integrated analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666792422000269 |
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